?? ????ANGLERS love a record catch. Fish farmers, too. So when a salmon bred and raised near this villageat the head ofa Norwegian fjord waspulled out ofcaptivity earlier this year weighing a sumo-sized 17kg, it was cause for jubilation. “It was fantastic,” says Einar Wathne, head of aquaculture at Cargill, the world’s biggest food-trading firm. Not only was it produced in 15 months, one-fifth faster than usual, it also looked and tasted good. Mr Wathne’s Norwegian colleagues celebrated by eating it sashimi-styleshortly afteritsslaughter.
1） at the head of 英 [?t e? hed ?v] ? 美 [?t ei h?d ?v] ?adv.在…的最前面
Every?day?a?different?name?was?placed?at?the?head?of?the?chart.
每天都有一個不同的名字被列在這張表的最上端。
2） pull out of 英 [pul aut ?v] ? 美 [p?l a?t ?v] ?退出，取消
Sterling?has?been?hit?by?the?economy's?failure?to?pull?out?of?recession
經濟未能走出衰退，英鎊因此受到了打擊。
3） shortly after 英 [???:tli ?ɑ:ft?] ? 美 [???rtli ??ft?] ?…之后立即
Shortly?after?moving?into?her?apartment,?she?found?a?job
搬進公寓不久，她就找到了份工作。
4） slaughter 英 [?sl?:t?(r)] ? 美 [?sl?t?] ?n.大屠殺;屠宰（動物）;大減價，賤賣;〈口〉強烈譴責，猛烈抨擊 vt.屠宰（動物）;大屠殺，殘殺;大減價，賤賣;〈口〉強烈譴責，猛烈抨擊
Thirty?four?people?were?slaughtered?while?queuing?up?to?cast?their?votes
有34人在排隊投票時遭到殘殺。?
???Cargill is a company usuallyassociated withbig boots rather than waders. America’s largest private company has built a reputation after 152 years of existence as middleman to the world, connecting farmers with buyers of human and animal food everywhere. Through a trading network that spans 70 countries (and that includesscores ofports, terminals, grain and meat-processing plants and cargo ships), it supplies information and finance to farmers, influences what they produce based on the needs of its food-industry customers, and connects the two.
1） associate with 英 [??s?u?ieit wie] ? 美 [??so??i?e?t w?e] ?與…交往， 聯系;交接;躡足其間;軋
Never?associate?with?bad?companions.
別和壞人結交。
2） scores of 英 [sk?:z ?v] ? 美 [sk?rz ?v] ?大量的，許多的
Scores?of?congratulatory?telegrams?and?letters?greeted?Franklin?on?his?return
富蘭克林一回來，就收到了好幾十封賀電和賀信。?
???Its purchase of EWOS, a Norwegian fish-food company, in 2015 for $1.5bn was its first big foray into aquaculture. It was the second-biggest acquisition in Cargill’s history. That made it quite a splash for David MacLennan, Cargill’s chief executive since 2013, whotook overthe company just as a dozen fat years in the agriculture industry had drawn to a close. He is nowfishing forfuture sources of growth.
1） take over 英 [teik ??uv?] ? 美 [tek ?ov?] ?接管;帶;幫…學習;在…上花費
A?British?newspaper?says?British?Airways?plan?to?take?over?Trans?World?Airways.
一家英國報紙稱，英國航空公司計劃接管環球航空公司。
2） fish for 英 [fi? f?:] ? 美 [f?? f?r] ?捕魚;間接打聽;摸索著找;盡力想出
They'd?gone?out?to?fish?for?mackerel.
他們已經出海去捕鯖魚。?
???The firm’sforayinto the salmon business should help in two ways. First, it is part of Cargill’sattempt toexpand into higher-value markets. One of its traditional mainstays, the trading of bulk agricultural commodities, has struggled since the end, in around 2013, of a China-led commodities supercycle. The firm has alsosuffered froma recent slump in demand for grains for biofuels. Consumption of farmed fish across the world has boomed, meanwhile, partlyat the expense ofbeef, pork and other meats. Fish feed is its highest-cost component, and more efficient ways of feeding are key to the salmon industry’s growth.
1） foray 英 [?f?re?] ? 美 [?f?:re?] ?n.突襲;侵略;冒險 vi.襲擊 vt.劫掠
Most?guests?make?at?least?one?foray?into?the?town
多數客人至少去過一次城里。
?2） attempt to 英 [??tempt tu:] ? 美 [??t?mpt tu] ?嘗試，企圖;試圖做某事
He?made?no?attempt?to?conceal?his?dislike?of?me
他毫不掩飾對我的厭惡。
3） ?suffer from 英 [?s?f? fr?m] ? 美 [?s?f? fr?m] ?患（某種病），受（某種病痛）折磨;因…而受罰[苦，損];鬧;罹
Many?kids?suffer?from?acne?and?angst.
許多年輕人都會受到青春痘和焦慮的困擾。
4） ?at the expense of 英 [?t e? iks?pens ?v] ? 美 [?t ei ?k?sp?ns ?v] ?在損失[損壞]某事物的情況下
The?orchestra?has?more?discipline?now,?but?at?the?expense?of?spirit.
那個管弦樂團現在更有紀律性了，卻喪失了靈魂。?
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